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OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME), NET | OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME), NET Other expense (income), net, were as follows:
The Company’s equity-method net losses were $4 million, $36 million, and $10 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively. Loss from equity method investments for the year ended December 31, 2022 includes $36 million recorded in Other expense (income), net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for a write-off of the Company’s ownership position in a privately-held dental investment company following impairment of underlying investments held by the investment company and the Company’s determination that the remaining investment is not recoverable. On February 1, 2021, the Company disposed of an investment casting business previously included as part of the former Consumables segment in exchange for a cash receipt of $19 million. The divestiture resulted in a pre-tax gain of $13 million recorded in Other expense (income), net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2021.
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